Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with theWestern New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences

Family: Orobanchaceae, formerly Scrophulariaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Castilleja austromontana is a perennial of upper elevation forests. The stems are hairy but leaves are glabrous on the upper surface, and villous underneath. The floral bracts are green with a reddish apex.
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